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{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries have been published in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] since the late-1700s. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. For a publication on early Kentucky obituaries, see: | {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries have been published in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] since the late-1700s. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. For a publication on early Kentucky obituaries, see: | ||
*Clift, Garrett Glenn. ''Kentucky Obituaries, 1787–1854''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Pub., 1977. {{ | *Clift, Garrett Glenn. ''Kentucky Obituaries, 1787–1854''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Pub., 1977. {{FSC|1990|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 V28c}}. This includes obituaries from several newspapers reprinted in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volumes 39 to 40. It is indexed. | ||
Eastern Kentucky University Library Special Collections and Archives has compiled an index to obituaries and death notices from Madison County newspapers, beginning with 1823. | Eastern Kentucky University Library Special Collections and Archives has compiled an index to obituaries and death notices from Madison County newspapers, beginning with 1823. | ||
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